Things to Do in Missoula

The Missoula Carousel is located just outside our backdoor. People with disabilities are always welcome to ride free

MSN recently named Missoula, Montana., home of The University of Montana, one of eight towns with an authentic college vibe in an online news story headlined "College Towns: An Honor Roll." Home of the Montana Grizzly Football Team, National Champions. The Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown Univeristy of Montana Hotel is just a short walk from the University of Montana Campus and all it has to offer.

Currents is the year-round indoor water park in McCormick Park and is home to Parks and Recreation headquarters and Headwaters, a state-of-art community room available for public use. The sun is always shining at Currents!

The Elk Foundations mission is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat. In 1984, four hunters from Troy, Montana, founded the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to guarantee a wild future for North America's grandest game animal.

We invite you to explore the Northern Region's 16 congressionally-designated wilderness areas, six National Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, or 2,539 miles of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and much more. US Forest Service Region 1 Headquarters is located at Fort Missoula.

Commemorating 100 years of Glacier National Park our nation's 10th national park on May 11, 1910. The story of Glacier's past, present, and future is one shared by many diverse cultures and people.

Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within park is Old Faithful.

Flathead Lake offers you plenty of room to play in, on, and by the water. Located just south of Kalispell, the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi is 28 miles long and up to 15 miles wide.

Three exciting three-story waterslides , A swimmer-friendly zero-depth entry. Spray features and kiddie Grizzly slide. A lazy river float-way with a wild river branch. Floating play structures: log walk, floating otter, and water snake .

Together, the Great Bear Wilderness, the Bob Marshall Wilderness and the Scapegoat Wilderness form the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, an area of more than 1.5 million acres.

The mission of the Montana Natural History Center is to promote and cultivate the appreciation, understanding and stewardship of nature through education.

The perfect trout stream is Rock Creek. It doesn't matter if you're a dry fly purist or a confirmed bottom bouncer, Rock Creek has your ideal water. It has long runs, magnificent pocket water and deep holes that harbor giant Bull Trout.

Much of the Montana landscape that Lewis & Clark crossed remains unchanged. From river canyons to mountain meadows. Montana's rivers and highways flow past scores of landmarks related to the expedition

2527 Mountain Wood Dr Missoula, MT 59808-8637

225 West Front Street Missoula, MT 59802 406 5417529 www.learnplayimagine.org

In 2010 the Missoula Marathon was voted #1 best overall Marathon in the country by Runners World Magazine Readers. The Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula is located one block for the finish line and one block from Cara's Park where early registration and marathon festivities take place. On Marathon Day the hotel offers quick and easy food options starting at 4am for our runners convenience and after the big race we are just a few steps from the finish line.